Billings, Mont. – It took four sets for the Central Washington University team to pick up their fourth consecutive win. The team continues to roll as the Wildcats stung the Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-14, 25,13) on Saturday afternoon.  
 
The Wildcats (16-8, 11-5 GNAC) put together an outstanding performance against the Yellowjackets (7-19, 4-12 GNAC) on Saturday. The Wildcats crushed 57 kills while hitting at a .243 clip. The Wildcats gained a massive advantage from the service line, racking up seven aces to the Yellowjacket's two. Defensively, the Wildcats held the home team to a .159 hitting percentage. The Yellowjackets were only able to convert 42 kills over four sets. 
 
"I love the way we competed when we were challenged," CWU Head Coach Mario Andaya said. "MSUB can score in a lot of different ways so we did a good job of outscoring them. Our passing and service game was key tonight."
 
The Wildcats trailed early in set one, going down 7-4 to the Yellowjackets. From there, the Wildcats went on an 8-2 run. Bridgette Webb had two kills during the run. The run gave the Wildcats a 12-9 lead.
 
Later in the set, the Wildcats led 14-12 when they ripped off another strong run. The time, it was a 9-2 run that gave the team a 23-14 lead. The team had kills from Webb, Ashley Kaufman, Julia Mellander, Sierra Sharma during the run. Webb, Kaufman and Mellander all had two kills apiece in that timeframe. The Wildcats would go on to grab the two points they needed to take the set 25-17. 
 
The second set proved to be the closest set of the match. Again, the Yellowjackets earned themselves an early lead. This time it was 8-6. The Wildcats would work their way to a 13-12 lead after a service ace from Kaufman. The Yellowjackets went on to score four consecutive points to go up 16-13. The Wildcats answered with a 5-2 run that tied the set at 18-all. 
 
With the scored tied at 18 in the second set, the Yellowjackets went on a 7-5 run that would ultimately give them a 25-23 set win. The match would fall even at 1-1.
 
The Wildcats wasted no time coming out of the break between the second and third set. They opened with a monster 14-5 run. Makala Swart had three consecutive kills to set the tone in early in the run. Kaufman also chipped in three kills of her own during that time. 

MSUB tried to chip into the Wildcats lead in the third set. The Wildcats led 19-11 before finishing them off with a 6-3 run. The Wildcats took advantage of five Yellowjacket errors during that time to pick up the 25-14 set win. 
 
Similar to the third set, the Wildcats opened with a dominate run. They'd score the first nine points of the set without a response from the 'Jackets. Webb had four kills during the span, including three-straight to open it.
 
Later in the fourth set, the Wildcats lead 15-7. The team put together a strong 8-3 run, putting them up 23-10. The Wildcats would go on to score the final pair of points they needed to take the set 25-13 and the match 3-1. 
 
Webb was stupendous for the Wildcats on Saturday. The redshirt senior had 16 kills on a .364 hitting percentage. Webb added three assisted blocks to her totals. 
 
Kaufman was another standout for the Wildcat offense. She had 13 kills on a .270 hitting percentage. Kaufman also led the group with three aces. Kaufman was a dig away from nabbing the double-double. 
 
Swart was final Wildcat to reach double-figure kills as she finished the night with 12. Swart would add 16 digs to complete the double-double.  
 
Gabrielle Aihara and Sydney Remsberg were tasked with running the offense. Aihara was outstanding, racking up 32 assists while adding two aces. Remsberg was solid as well, notching 20 assists for the match. Kyla Morgan led the group with 28 digs. 
 
The Wildcats remain on the road next weekend. They take on Concordia (Ore.) on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Portland.